- Country: Japan
- Genres: Drama, History, Romance
- Release: 2004-10-30
- Director: Yoji Yamada
- Writers: Yoji Yamada , Yoshitaka Asama , Shûhei Fujisawa
- Language: Japanese
- Stars: Masatoshi Nagase , Takako Matsu , Hidetaka Yoshioka , Yukiyoshi Ozawa , Tomoko Tabata , Chieko Baisho , Kunie Tanaka , Toshiki Ayata , Hiroshi Kanbe , Sachiko Mitsumoto
- Runtime: 132 min
- Awards: 3 wins & 13 nominations
- AKA: Samuray: Gizli Kılıç (Turkey) , The Hidden Blade (Canada) , La servante et le samouraï (France, French Republic) , The Hidden Blade , 隱劍鬼爪 (Taiwan) , The Hidden Blade - Das verborgene Schwert (Germany) , The Hidden Blade (United States of America) , Скрытый клинок (Russian Federation) , Kakushi ken: Oni no tsume , Varjatud mõõk (Estonia) , To kryfo spathi tou samourai (Greece) , The hidden blade: la espada oculta (Spain) , 隠し剣 鬼の爪 (Japan) , 隱劍鬼爪 (Hong Kong) , Rejtett penge (Hungary) , The Hidden Blade (United Kingdom) , A Espada Oculta (Brazil) , Ukryte ostrze (Poland)
- Plot:
Set in 19th Century Japan a young samurai who finds himself in love with a farm girl leaves his home to begin a new life. He has to take stock of his new life when he is put to the test and ordered to kill a traitor who just happens to be his dearest friend.
- IMDB:tt0442286
The Hidden Blade Cast · · · ALL
Yoji Yamada
Director
Masatoshi Nagase
Munezô Katagiri
Takako Matsu
Kie
Hidetaka Yoshioka
Samon Shimada
Yukiyoshi Ozawa
Yaichirô Hazama
Tomoko Tabata
Shino Katagiri
Chieko Baisho
Mrs. Katagiri
Kunie Tanaka
Kanbê Katagiri
Sachiko Mitsumoto
Mrs. Iseya
Reiko Takashima
Hazama's Wife
Nana Saito
Bun
Nenji Kobayashi
Kôda
Ken Ogata
Chief Retainer Hori
Min Tanaka
Kansai Toda
Toshiki Ayata
Hiroshi Kanbe
Satoko Yamamura
Kazuhiko Kasai
Ryôta Satô
Yoshiko Shinohara
Koichi Kira
Yuuki Natsusaka
Tsukasa Sugawara
Tamami Kaneko
Makoto Akatsuka
Mantaro Koichi